Bequeathal
Bequeathal By Dr. Betsy Joy B. Tan, Vice President for Academic Affairs (Message delivered during the Bequeathal Worship Service of the High School Department on March 6, 2015, Silliman University Church.) Because of your bequeathal today, today is also a day for me when memories come rushing back . . . to the time more […]
Prince of Songkla University Explores Partnership with SU
A delegation of 11 administrative and academic officers of Prince of Songkla University (PSU) in Thailand was on an exploratory visit to Silliman University on February 26. They were welcomed by members of the Silliman Administration, headed by President Dr. Ben S. Malayang III, and their academic counterparts in the Univeresity. Discussion focused on opportunities […]
Silliman is Top Performing School in Teacher Education
Silliman University was listed among the country’s best performing Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) by the Philippine Business for Education (PBEd). PBEd is a non-profit organization that represents the business community’s response to the need for consensus and sustained advocacy in education reform. In a recent study released on February 9, PBEd identified 12 top schools […]
Alumni Updates (February 23-March 1)
The Silliman University Alumni Association Sydney, Australia Chapter, Inc. (SUAASACI) had a post-Valentines get-together last February 21 at the lovely hilltop home of Walter and Lucy Jumawan Sauer in the Blue Mountains. Lucy, who is an Outstanding Sillimanian in Performing Arts (Dance), prepared her signature gourmet vegetarian dishes. The chapter also had a meeting on […]
Understanding the Philippines
HOW MIGHT WE UNDERSTAND THE PHILIPPINES?[1]By Ben S. Malayang III, President, Silliman University [2] (Keynote delivered during the 2014 national conference of the Philippine Studies Association, National Museum of the Philippines.) ABSTRACT The concept of interdisciplinarity as a methodological approach for harnessing the analytic powers of specialized disciplines toward understanding complex phenomena is presented and […]
Asst. Prof. Flordeliza G. Sillero
She’s among those who prove true that great things can come in small packages. Asst. Prof. Flordeliza G. Sillero, a petite yet powerful figure from the Chemistry Department, is a real joy-giver whenever she belts out a song. Among the many timeless classics she can sing, her favorite is Karen Carpenter’s “Love me for who […]
CBA Majors Win Top Posts in Student Gov’t Elections
Two students from the College of Business Administration, who ran under the same political party, are occupying the top two posts of the Silliman University Student Government (SUSG) by the opening of School Year 2015-2016. Management junior Kirk Philip F. Emperado won as president, while his party mate, Accountancy sophomore Nikko Paolo V. Calledo raked […]
1st Silliman Film Open Screens 19, Gives Out 20 Awards
An all-student production that culminated with its own version of film awards almost filled the Claire Isabel McGill Luce Auditorium on February 25. The 1st Silliman Film Open screened a total of 19 short films produced, directed and edited by Silliman students and where actors were Silliman students as well. Festival director Asst. Prof. […]
Juris Doctor Program Commended for Rigid Thesis Defense
This year’s batch of students under the Juris Doctor (JD) program defended their theses in a process described by a popular humanitarian lawyer as “the only in the Philippines”. Atty. Herminio “Harry” Roque, Jr., Director of the University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of International Legal Studies was one of the panelists that put […]
4 Students Reap Awards in Political Science Nat’l Confab
Four students from the Department of History and Political Science reaped awards during the 2015 Political Science Students Association of the Philippines (PSSAP) Conference held February 11 to 15 in Cebu City. Two are in their third year: one majoring in Political Science and the other in History; and the other two are in their […]
